Hyderabad XI vs Punjab XI 37th Match at Sharjah, 25 Sep, 2021

Toss: Hyderabad , who chose to bowl
Punjab XI 125/7 (20)
Hyderabad XI 120/7 (20)
Punjab Kings won by 5 runs
Man of the Match: Jason Holder

      Over 1.0   

    Over 0.1 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, shuffles a tad and tucks it gently into the leg-side

    Over 0.2 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, hops back and punches towards mid-off

    Over 0.3 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and drops it on the off-side with soft hands and rushes across for a quick single

    Over 0.4 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal,1 run, gets forward and pushes it in front of Holder at mid-on and calls for a quick single. The big man tries to attempt a direct hit and misses,

    Over 0.5 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, opens the bat face and pushes the full delivery wide of mid-off

    Over 0.6 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets on top of it and punches it to the left of cover

      Over 2.0   

    Over 1.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, shuffling dance and swinging blade of KL Rahul

    Over 1.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets back in the crease and punched back to the bowler

    Over 1.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets a thick outside edge and it flies down to the third man fence in a jiffy

    Over 1.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 2 runs, went deep inside the crease, used the width on offer to late cut the back of a length delivery to the right of third man

    Over 1.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and clipped away into the mid-wicket pocket for an easy single

    Over 1.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal,3 runs, opens the bat face and steer-punches the length delivery square wide of cover 

      Over 3.0   

    Over 2.1 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal,1 run, gets uses his bottom hand to whip-drive it through non-existent mid-on. 

    Over 2.2 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, come forward but restrains his momentum and punches it back to the bowler

    Over 2.3 Sandeep Sharma bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, no run, makes room and punches it to the left of Warner at cover.

    Over 2.4 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets beaten on the outside edge

    Over 2.5 Sandeep Sharma bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Pokes at an incoming length delivery and the thick edge flies wide of the keeper to his right. 

    Over 2.6 Sandeep Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, gets forward and  flicked away wide of mid-wicket for a strike-retaining single

      Over 4.0   

    Over 3.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, no run, opens the bat face and punches to cover

    Over 3.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, gets back in the crease and tucked away to the right of mid-wicket

    Over 3.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no run, tries to cut a delivery that wobbles in sharply in the corridor of uncertainty but no luck.

    Over 3.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 2 runs, shuffles down to lift it over cover before gathering a couple of runs

    Over 3.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Shuffles across his off-stump, meets the delivery on a fuller length and scoops it over short fine for a much-needed boundary

    Over 3.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul,1 run, Clears his front leg and wields the willow, lack of timing means he could only drag that as far as deep mid-wicket to his right

      Over 5.0   

    Over 4.1 Jason Holder bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, out Caught by (sub)J Suchith!!  It was full and slanted into the pads, enticing a leg-side big hit but unfortunately he's dragged it (off the inside half) to mid-wicket.

    Over 4.2 Jason Holder bowls a pitched up delivery to CH Gayle, no run, prods forward and drives it to the right of the bowler

    Over 4.3 Jason Holder bowls a good length delivery to CH Gayle,1 run, gets across the line and nudged away off the pads wide of mid-wicket

    Over 4.4 Jason Holder bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, adjust on the back foot and ended up chopping it onto his pad

    Over 4.5 Jason Holder bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal,  out Caught by Williamson!! Agarwal looks for a laden-feeted lofted drive and ends up chipping it straight into the bucket hands of Williamson at mid-off.

    Over 4.6 Jason Holder bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, 2 runs, hops in his crease and punches the 126ks length delivery into the off-side

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